Louis Goulet scored one of the most pleasing goals of his ice hockey career at Coventry Blaze last night.

Canadian centre Goulet fired Cardiff's winner in their 2-1 Elite League Challenge Cup triumph at Coventry's Skydome and said: 'I've never been so happy to see one go in.'

Goulet, 26, is Devils' new number one centreman, replacing last season's top scorer Jon Cullen, and he struck with a superbly taken goal.

Netminder Martin Klempa saved Goulet's first shot and the former Augusta Lynx forward reacted quickly to whip the rebound into the net with a first time effort.

'That felt good, I needed a goal,' said Goulet. 'I put a lot of pressure on myself and maybe I was squeezing the stick too hard.

'It felt as though I was playing with a monkey on my back, but the goal has given me a real lift and hopefully I can relax now.'

Goulet has scored well over 100 goals during his career, 32 for Augusta in the East Coast Hockey League last season along with 52 assists.

Cardiff finished the first weekend of competitive action with a 3-3 draw against London Racers and last night's 2-1 win at Coventry Blaze.

Marc Lefebrve had put Coventry ahead after four minutes seven seconds with Devils captain Gerad Adams equalising on 30.08 and Goulet stepping up with an unassisted winners on 47.57.

On Saturday, Cardiff were denied victory against London when the puck deflected off a perimeter board. London dumped the puck around the boards and Cardiff netminder Peter Aubry went behind his net to clear.

But the puck hit a board sticking out from the side and flew across the face of an empty net for Jeremy Cornish to score and completed a 3-3 scoreline.